Lyman Beecher papers, 1816-1825.

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Lyman Beecher papers, 1816-1825.

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Subscription list (1816 Mar.) reflecting subscriptions raised to relieve the debts of Rev. Lyman Beecher, including list of subscribers, persons owed, and instrument of conditions; and marriage certificates (1820-1823 and 1824-1825) consisting of records of the marriages performed by Beecher, including records of Litchfield Female Academy students who married Litchfield Law School students.

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Litchfield Female Academy (Conn.)

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First Congregational Church (Litchfield, Conn.)

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The First Congregational Church of Litchfield was founded in 1721. Its first minister was Timothy Collins who served until 1751. Noted clergyman Lyman Beecher was the church's minister from 1810 to 1826. The first church building was constructed in 1723 or 1724 and was replaced by a new structure in 1761. A third church was built in 1829 north of the green. This building was moved and replaced in 1873 with a Gothic structure. In 1929, as part of the colonial revival movement in Litchfield, the 1...

Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863!

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American preacher and revivalist; also famous as reformer, educator, and central figure in theological controversies; b. in New Haven, Conn.; in 1799 ordained as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, N.Y.; in 1810 accepted the pulpit of the First Congregational Church of Litchfield, Conn., where he attracted large crowds. In 1826 became pastor of the Hanover Street Church in Boston where his reputation for defending orthodoxy against Unitarianism became widespread. During his years ...

Litchfield Law School

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Private law school established by Tapping Reeve in Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1784 and closed ca. 1833. From the description of Outlines of lectures delivered at Litchfield Law School / by Judges Gould & Reeves : transcript, 1824. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58760100 ...